The junior entered the season projected as a top pitcher in Class A South and met that expectation while hitting over .500 to lead the Rams to the state title.
Steve Craig
Staff Writer
Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene and, more recently, the Portland Hearts of Pine men's professional soccer team. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office in Skowhegan at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he had a multi-year stint as the Portland Press Herald's freelance motorsports writer. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Press Herald. Steve was named the National Sports Media Association's 2022 Maine Sportswriter of the Year, 27 years after winning the award for New Hampshire.
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Meet the 2026 Varsity Maine All-State baseball team
Several first basemen are included among the state’s top players.
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Varsity Maine Male Athlete of the Year: Cordell Jones, Portland
A three-sport standout, Jones made his teams better and performed at a high level in a variety of ways.
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Overcoming adversity was the defining trait of these 2025-26 state champions.
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